NE NEWS SERVICE
CHENNAI, APRIL 1
As many as 110 more cases were reported in a single day in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday. The total number of cases in the state has now risen to 234.
According to Tamil Nadu Health Secretary Beela Rajesh, all 110 people who tested positive were part of the conference in New Delhi, organised by the Tablighi Jamaat, an Islamic organisation.
The event was held between March 8 and March 21. Following a appeal from the state on Tuesday to self declare, 1103 who attended the conference came forward for tests. The patients who attended the conference belong to 19 districts across the state.
While revealing the new numbers, the Health Secretary pointed out that the new cases were discovered because participants from the conference voluntarily came forward for the test.
“Since last night, people who took part in the Delhi conference started to arrive at hospitals as soon as the state government put forward the request for self declaration. We have been working day and night on this,” said Health Secretary Beela Rajesh.
A media bullettin released by the State Health department revealed that overall, the state has tested 2,726 samples for the virus of which 234 people have tested positive. Of the 110 new cases, one person is from Myanmar and the another from Indonesia. 190 people from the conference in New Delhi have tested positive in Tamil Nadu.
Close to 1,500 people from the state had attended the conference.
“Using the efficiency of the containment plan we will be able to fight this. Our full focus for the next two days will be on the containment plan,” said Dr. Beela Rajesh.
Tamil Nadu’s total number of COVID-19 affected patients stands at 234 as of April 1, 6.30 pm with six recoveries and one death.
The daily bullettin of the department said, till date 2,10,538 passengers were screened at the Airports of Chennai, Trichy, Madurai, and Coimbatore. As on date, including the passenger from other countries, there are 77,330 passengers are under home quarantine for 28 days. Currently, 81 asymptomatic passengers from highly affected countries are being quarantined in quarantine facilities near airport and 995 are under hospital isolation.
